Cyclone shelters

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The Department of Housing and Public Works maintains a register of multi-purpose cyclone shelters that provide critical emergency shelter to communities in Central and North Queensland at risk of storm surge during a cyclone event.

These shelters help make Queensland safer and more resilient in the event of a cyclone.

The shelters are not only used in emergencies, they also operate as multi-purpose sports facilities and are available for year-round use by the community.

Design of cyclone shelters

In 2011 the Queensland Government, with a generous donation from the Emirates of Abu Dhabi, constructed 10 public cyclone shelters. In deciding where the 10 public cyclone shelters would be built, these selection criteria (PDF, 587 KB) were used.